L-L League Baseball Playoffs: Quarterfinals – Lancaster Catholic vs. Ephrata (5-9-24)

Cedar Crest defeated Warwick 45-40 to win the L-L League Boys Title Back-to-Back & their 6th in school history! RJ Young scored 9 first quarter points to give the Falcons a 13-6 lead! Warwick stormed back in the 2nd quarter with a 14-4 run to take a 20-19 lead at halftime! In the 3rd quarter, the Falcons went on a 10-0 run to take a 29-22 lead only to see Warwick answer with an 8-0 run to take the lead BACK, to finish the quarter leading 32-31! Cedar Crest finished strong in the 4th, out-scoring the Warriors 14-8 to raise the trophy again! Seniors Danny Speaks and RJ Young each scored 14 points to lead Cedar Crest, while Senior Parker Horst led all scorers with 15 points for Warwick!

-- 6A District 3 Playoffs begin Tuesday, February 18 for both of these teams! #12 Cedar Crest will visit #5 Wilson! #7 Warwick will host #10 Governor Mifflin! Winners advance to the 6A Quarterfinals... losers' season is over!

Ephrata claimed bragging rights this year, sweeping the “Backyard Brawl” 2-0 against Cocalico! In Round 2 of the Rivalry, Mounts won 54-34 at the Eagles Nest… Landry Kopp led all scorers with 18 points (2-3's)! Marqus Hardin (11 points) & Grayson Shellhammer (10 points) were both in double figures for Ephrata! Ty Wealand (4-3’s) led the Eagles with 14 points, Camden Ochs added 11!

🔹Both teams now turn their attention to the District 3 Playoffs the week of February 18!

Lancaster Barnstormers use the long ball to knock off the Blue Crabs 5-3! Gindl, De Aza & Gailen all go deep! Stormers take 2 of 3 games from Southern Maryland & will be back in action on Blue Ridge 11 this week against High Point.

Ephrata Girls Soccer did something they had NEVER done before... beat Cumberland Valley in the District 3 Soccer Playoffs! Lady Mounts were 0-7 against the Eagles in the Playoffs, but they advanced to the 4A Quarterfinals with a 2-1 win! Goals by Cara Tiesi & Jorja Welsh! Check out the highlights...